So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable.
Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. (1 Cor 15:58)

Friday, 12 February 2016

Today Reminder – 12 February 2016

A
reminder for today

"Stand
up, son of man," said the voice. "I want to speak with you." (Ezekiel 2:1)

In this chapter God commissions Ezekiel to be His
representative to the people of Israel. The amazing thing about this is that
God spoke to Ezekiel and called him to tell the people Israel what God wants
them to hear. This verse caught my attention specifically with the words "I want to speak with you."

You see God wants us to listen and He wants us to stand
up for Him. The verse reads that Ezekiel must stand up and listen to God, but
what God is putting in my heart today is that we must stand up for Him and we
must listen as He tells us what to do and what to say. God wants you to be His
representative and His ambassador wherever you go. He wants to use you to show
His glory to the world and He wants you to perform His miracles. You have been
summoned, so stand up with me, my friend, as we take up the responsibility God
has given us. Let us be His soldiers, His ambassadors and His representatives
to a dark and lost world.

Jesus said "I
have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make
disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the
Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the
commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to
the end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20)

Let’s be disciples and make more disciples.

Lord, help us to be who you have made us to be and let us
follow your voice with hungry hearts as we show you to the world around us. Let
us become your disciples and break the power of the enemy over other as we make
more disciples. In Jesus name.

Let every knee bow down and every voice declare that
Jesus Christ is the Lord.

Book for the month

Many Christians feel bombarded by the messages they hear and the trends they see in our rapidly changing world. How can we resist being conformed to the pattern of this world? What will faithfulness to Christ look like in these tumultuous times? How can we be true to the gospel in a world where myths and false visions of the world so often prevail? In This is Our Time, Trevin Wax provides snapshots of twenty-first-century American Life in order to help Christians understand the times. By analyzing our common beliefs and practices (smartphone habits, entertainment intake, and our views of shopping, sex, marriage, politics, and life’s purpose), Trevin helps us see through the myths of society to the hope of the gospel. As faithful witnesses to Christ, Trevin writes, we must identify the longing behind society’s most cherished myths (what is good, true, beautiful), expose the lie at the heart of these myths (what is false and damaging), and show how the gospel tells a better story – one that exposes the lie but satisfies the deeper longing.

Movie of the month

The pre-ministry life of Jesus from his baptism with John the Baptist to his exploration of the wilderness